Earn Cash By Taking Surveys Online

Why Online Surveys?

2009-10-13T01:10:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our site!

Our goal here is to provide you with the best information we can about Online Paid Survey websites, and give you advice that could help you to earn in excess of an extra £250 GBP per month!

We understand how you feel when you are looking to earn a bit of extra cash to help pay those unexpected bills, or to save up for that decent holiday, but just don’t know where to start looking. We feel that the most important information available to anyone when starting down this route to extra income, is actually finding at least one reliable source for free information that will help you to earn online.

There are several different ways to make money online, but one of the easiest ways to start out is by taking paid online surveys organised by market research companies.

Market research is paramount in the world of consumer products today, and survey companies are willing to pay people like you, just for giving your opinions on their products and services.

Survey companies are ready and willing to PAY YOU CASH for your opinion.

We have compiled a list of some of the best Online Paid Survey sites Here that also has some important information about each site.

Online paid surveys are an ideal way to earn extra cash in your spare time, as you can devote as little or as much time as you wish. Paid surveys are not a “get rich quick scheme”; you will not become a millionare by taking online paid surveys, but they are a great way of earning additional income.

Online paid surveys are the natural progression from when we get stopped in the high street and asked if we have 15 minutes to spare to run through a market research form. Well, when out shopping in the high street, we may not have 15 minutes to spare, but when you are in the comfort of your own home you probably do have 15 minutes to spare, or you may even have 2 or 3 hours to spare, so why not make the most of it and participate in paid surveys?

Well now you have the chance to utilise those spare 15 minutes (or 2 hours) to review products and services from the comfort of your own home, and earn cash at the same time.

As you will know from searching the net, ther're are literally hundreds of sites all offering to pay you cash for taking surveys. Some of these are good, some not so good, and some are outright scams!

I have been earning extra cash by taking surveys for several months now, and I got so frustrated with trawling through all the sites on the net, that I decided to start this site to help beginners in this rewarding, but initially confusing, extra income scheme find their way around, and, more importantly, find some survey sites that are right for them. I (and the sites co-contributors) have been scammed, so you don't have to!

Of course, as much as I am running this site to help you to avoid the bigger scams, I am not doing it through altruism alone; you may find some of the companies advertised on this site offer interesting products (I did, which is why I choose to place these adverts here) so feel free, should you sign up to any of them, to name this site if they have a 'where did you hear about us?' option on their registration forms.

I hope you will find this site useful and informative, and though it is currently work in progress, we guarantee that here you will find the answers to these common questions:

Why Paid surveys?
How do Paid Surveys Work?
What can I expect to see from paid survey companies?
Is there a set time that I have to take the surveys?
How long do the surveys take to complete?
What do I get for completing surveys?
How often will I receive online surveys?
Do I have to answer all the surveys that I receive?
Can I make a living from paid surveys?
How do I get started?
Online Paid Survey advice.

And much more.

We appreciate your feedback and comments, so if you have any queries, (or just want to say thanks for our help!) you can email us at John and the team, home_works@live.co.uk.

Thanks again for using our site, and good luck!

Some Help With Paid Surveys From My Own Experience

2009-10-10T03:49:00.000-07:00

In essence, true paid surveys are unlike any other "get paid to" programs on the Internet. Why? Because the real paying sites are market research companies that work for reputable companies, political organisations, etc. to gather information. They aren't pyramid schemes, investment opportunities, etc, they are proper research companies.

Can you make money taking surveys? Of course! I'm currently making around £250 a month by taking them, and my co-contributors to this site are making anwywhere from £50 - £400 a month, depending how much time they put in. This may not seem a lot, but when you consider that I spend about 30 minutes a day doing surveys, that averages out at about £16 an hour, which is a lot more than I'm getting for my day job! I think it's worth it. I have never known anyone to make more than about £600-£700 a month on surveys, but then a lot of people don't earn that much even if they work 30 hours a week or more in their regular jobs.

As I said on the site's Homepage , taking these surveys is not a get rich quick scheme, so move along if you don't want to put in any effort, and good luck in finding a genuine scheme amongst all the masses of spam material online!

Do I recommend signing up and getting involved? Well of course! Why would I have taken the time to build this site and ask my friends' help in running it, if I didn't want to help you too? Why do I think that doing these surveys is so great? Well, not only are you making pretty easy money for doing little more than filling in a few forms or testing products, you can actually pat yourself on the back for helping companies out and providing genuinely useful feedback.

Like any "get paid to" programs on the net, there are some things you must consider before throwing yourself in at the deep-end:

Check whether the sites you want to sign up to are offering cash for surveys or just cash for referrals. There are companies that pay handsomely for referrals but will never send an actual survey to you. I don't recommend them and I won't suggest them either. You'll see a lot of other people promoting them. Of course, they are making money if you sign up, but do you want to make money from referrals, or from actually taking surveys? Bear in mind that many of these companies make their money by selling on the details of people that have been reffered to them, so consider carefully which of your friends you want to sell down the garden path!

Fill out your profiles completely. Depending on the survey, any one of those questions could be the one they need to know in order for you to qualify. You can find more advice about this Here.

It's worth taking the surveys that offer you points or a prize draw submission, when you're first starting out:- most of the sites on the net offering free-to-join survey schemes will pay you in points that can be redeemed for shopping vouchers, or will enter your details in a monthly prize draw. You may feel as though you're wasting your time with these, but they can be worthwhile when you're just starting out, as by repeatedly taking their surveys, your name will appear more frequently in their database of 'trusted' respondants, meaning that they are more likely to put you forward for paid surveys they may hold from time to time.

I receive a regular supply of decent paid surveys in my inbox because I have signed up to several of the sites listed Here. As I said on that page, it is worth checking all of these sites before committing yourself to any of them, as some of the offers are better than others. I was initially worried about paying a fee to be invited to participate, but having spent several months taking the free-to-join sites' surveys, only to be paid £30 (in total), repeatedly failing to win monthly prize draws (though I did win a mug and a biro!) and receive a total of £60 of shopping vouchers (at least my wife was happy about that) I took the plunge and signed up to one site a month for 3 months, and recouped my money for each site within the first couple of days of signing up. Of course having signed up to all those free sites, and taking so many of their surveys, I get a lot of offers for surveys paying small fees from them now, too, which is nice, but not as lucrative as the surveys I receive from som of the sites I listed on this page.

As you may have noticed, this site is still quite new, and we are always looking for feedback from our users. So, if you have any questions or comments, why not email John and the team at home_works@live.co.uk.

Good luck with your surveys!

Some Great Survey Websites

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This is a list of some some of the best paid-survey and work from home sites we've been able to find on the web. All of these sites offer some great opportunities to earn cash from home, in your spare time. Why not check them all out before committing yourself?

All of these sites charge a small subscription fee to receive the full benefits of membership, and all fees are correct at the time of writing however they may of course go up or down.

Surveyhawk

Survey Hawk is a UK based and has a £18.00 GBP one-off membership fee. You also receive a selection of bonuses including a software program that auto populates fields and will save you time so you can complete the surveys even quicker. You also get a free wholesale database list which is ideal if you are selling on eBay. This company has a Huge database of more than 450 survey companies, so you will get a good start with this company. There are different methods of earning with this company such as

2 x Databases, 1 for UK based customers and 1 for rest of the World

Free programs to help you along, such as Roboform, wholesale director, Ebook and others

Online surveys from £0.50 - £3.00

Earn Cash, Tesco vouchers, Next vouchers, Boots Vouchers and more

Participate in Focus Groups, which can earn £75.00

Take phone surveys where you can earn up to £75.00 an hour

Get paid to watch movie trailers from £2 - £15.00 an hour

Another good solid clean website plus customer testimonials are available

Paid Surveys etc

Paid Surveys Etc has a $69.95 one off membership fee but it currently offers a 50 % discount. The website is second to none; the presentation is excellent.

If you are serious about online paid surveys then this is the one for you.

Online surveys earn from $5 to $75

Participate in Focus Groups, which can earn $50 - $150 per hour

Try new products - plus you get to keep the products!

Preview movie trailers where you can earn from $4 - $25 per hour

Survey Scout

Survey Scout has a $34.95 membership fee and is one of the most popular survey sites on the market today. The website is amazing and is packed with information, so if you are not sure how it truly works, take a look at their website where all is clearly identified. Again they have various methods of earning, such as

Online surveys earn from $5 to $75

Participate in Focus Groups, which can earn $50 - $150 per hour

Try new products plus you get to keep the products

Take Telephone surveys where you can earn up to $120 per hour

Preview movie trailers where you can earn from $4 - $25 per hour

Paid Surveys Online

Paid Surveys Online has a $34.95 one-off membership fee and you also receive a selection of bonuses such as get paid to read e-mails and how to get paid for passing out samples. Upon joining this company you will get instant access to their database of 275+ paid survey companies so your earning potential is good. Also, you instantly get a $20 survey when you sign up! There are different methods of earning with this company such as

Online surveys earn from $5 to $125

Participate in Focus Groups, which can earn $50 - $150 per hour

Try new products plus you get to keep the products

Take offline surveys and get paid between $5 - $95

Preview movie trailers where you can earn from $4 - $25 per hour

Another good solid website that has been around for a while plus customer testimonials are available

Express Paid Surveys

Express Paid Surveys is relatively new to the market but has a good solid database, some say 150+ companies. Membership is $34.95 or $24.95 for 3 months with a 60 day money back guarantee.

You can earn with this website by

Taking online surveys earn from $5 to $75

Participate in Focus Groups, which can earn $50 - $150 per hour

Try new products plus you get to keep the products

Preview movie trailers where you can earn from $4 - $25 per hour

Highest Paid Surveys

Highest Pay Surveys has a $49.95 membership fee and this comes with a guaranteed 60 day money back guarantee. The rewards from this company are one of the highest on the market today, with some surveys offering a limited numnber of users up to $300 to take them! The website is packed full of helpful information and material.

The methods of earning with this company are

Online surveys earn from $10 to $300

Participate in Focus Groups, which can earn $50 - $300 per hour

Try new products plus you get to keep the products

Preview movie trailers where you can earn from $4 - $25 per hour

Maximum Paid Surveys

Maximum Paid Surveys has a one-off $79.95 membership fee currently reduced to $39.95 plus you get access to two databases, the fist database having over 760+ survey companies and a mystery shopping database. The website is really easy to get around and you can find all the information that you need as there are a lot of pages that explain everything in very clear detail. Since this company has a Huge database of 760+ survey companies, you should be guaranteed a stream of surveys when you sign up. This company are professionals and you will see this if you review their website and read the information, and the feedback comments from their many satisfied customers.

The methods of earning with this company are

Online surveys earn from $5 to $75

Participate in Focus Groups, which can earn $20 - $250

Try new products and get paid $15 - $25 plus you get to keep the products

Get paid $40 - $120 to take telephone surveys.

Surveys for checks

Surveys 4 Checks has a $49.99 one off membership fee with a money back guarantee and you also receive a selection of bonuses such as getting paid to read e-mails, getting paid for passing out samples, getitng paid to eat at restaurants and much more. There are different methods of earning with this company such as

Online surveys earn from $5 to $80

Participate in Focus Groups, which can earn $200

Try new products plus you get to keep the products

Take offline surveys and get paid between $5 - $95

Preview movie trailers where you can earn from $90

Get paid $100 - $200 per hour for offline surveys

Get Cash For Surveys

Get Cash for Surveys has a $37 one off membership fee and you also receive a selection of bonuses including a software program that auto populates fields and will save you time so you can complete the surveys even quicker. There are different methods of earning with this company such as

Online surveys earn from $5 to $150

Participate in Focus Groups, which can earn $250

Take phone surveys where you can earn up to $100 for 30 minutes

Test products and keep them!

Home Survey Workers

Home Survey Workers has a one off membership fee with a 100 % money back guarantee. There are different methods of earning with this company such as

Online surveys earn from $5 to $75

Participate in Focus Groups, which can earn $50 - $150

Get paid to watch movie trailers where you can earn from $4 - $25 per hour

Test products and keep them!

Paid Surveys at Home

Paid Surveys at home has a $39.95 one-off membership fee and you get a good range of free products. Your earning options are

Online surveys earn from $5 to $75

Participate in Focus Groups, which can earn $50 - $150

Get paid for telephone surveys and earn up to $120 per hour

Get paid to watch movie trailers where you can earn from $4 - $25 per hour

Test products, keep them and get paid too!

Money and Surveys

Money and Surveys has a $37 one off membership fee and you also receive a selection of bonuses including lists of other websites where you can earn and you also get special reports which help you earn. There are different methods of earning with this company such as

Online surveys earn from $5 to $50

Participate in Focus Groups, which can earn $75 - $250

Tips on maximising the number of surveys you are selected to join

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Below is a short list of things you can do to to both increase the number of surveys you are selected for, and to maximise your earnings from each survey.

Join 20-25 panels, ideally from a mix of subscription only and free-to-join survey sites It might seem like a lot, but it will keep a steady flow of surveys coming your way.

Fill out all the profile questionnaires. This will allow them to send you targeted surveys you're more likely to qualify for.

During screening questions they usually ask you if you or someone you know works in X, Y or Z industry, always mark "None of the Above" This will prevent you from being disqualified from participating due to a perceived bias.

During screening questions they sometimes ask if you have been involved in any survey about X (Y or Z), always mark "No" or "None of the Above", for the reason above.

When asked if you are the primary decision maker/shopper/etc., say yes. Replying 'no' will nearly always automatically disqualify you from taking part.

Do not choose the "Prefer not to say" option - always try to give an answer.

Always answer consistently during a survey; contradicting yourself does not help!

Respond to invitations frequently to let the panel know you're active and willing to take part.
Don't take too long in completing a survey.

Start a survey A.S.A.P before the quota is reached. This is especially important on surveys with a high payout.

These are just a few of the tips that will help you to get the most of taking paid surveys. As you take more and more surveys, you will gain confidence and knowledge, and find that you're able to answer questions more quickly and effectively. So don't worry if things seem pretty tough or confusing to start with, you'll soon get the hang of it, and remember that the better you become at taking surveys, the more panel opportunities will be offered to you!